SOUTH BEND – The Center for Hospice Care has announced changes to its board of directors. Terry Rodino of Recycled New Pallets in Elkhart is chairman; Corey Cressy of Grubb & Ellis/Cressy & Everett is chairman-elect; Amy Kuhar Mauro of 1st Source Bank is treasurer; and Susie Mahler of Café Max in Culver is secretary. […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue University has been ranked 7th in the nation by SmartMoney magazine’s college “payback” survey, which quantified the long-term value of a college education. “If our payback survey were a football game, the public schools would be spiking the ball in the end zone and kissing the mascots,” wrote the magazine, which
Nominations Now Open for Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 20th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence, or E-Day, Awards. The deadline to nominate is September 7, 2011. Nominate a growing entrepreneur or small business person in your network. Nominations are
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MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes, one of Indiana’s oldest nonprofit environmental organizations, will host its first music festival, Jammin’ for the Dunes from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Washington Park. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Bands include Chester Brown, Stealin’ the Farm, Tommy Thompson Band, Ron Buffington and others. Craft
MERRILLVILLE – Matt Lake has been named executive director of the Merrillville Stormwater Management Board. Lake has provided consulting service with Christopher B. Burke Engineering since 2005, specializing in water resources and pollution control. Before that, Lake was with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in the Division of Soil Conservation. He is a graduate
INDIANAPOLIS – Gary Bollinger, president and CEO of the Indiana CPA Society is on a statewide tour to talk with accountants about changes in the industry. Bollinger is visiting 13 communities in Indiana to talk about new developments in financial reporting, licensure, technology, legislation and regulation. “Attendance at the Professional Issues Update is critical to
GARY – Olympic Steel of Bedford Heights, Ohio, has purchased a building at the U.S. Steel Gary Works for use as a temper mill. Olympic acquired the building for $4.3 million, but plans to invest a total of $25 million in the project. Production will begin in 2012. At the same time, Olympic announced it
MERRILLVILLE – Attorney Trent A. McCain has been named to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. McCain, a Merrillville lawyer, is a graduate of the Valparaiso University School of Law and is owner of McCain Law Offices. He will serve a five-year term on the commission. His practice focuses on personal injury, medical negligence and
GARY – The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency on Monday announced it had awarded more than $1 million in federal grants to organizations involved in protecting the Great Lakes. Of that amount, $607,000 was given to the Save the Dunes Conservation Fund and the City of Valparaiso to repair the Thorgren detention basin in the Salt
Congratulations! Winners will be profiled in our upcoming fall 2011 issue. Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly is proud to be a 2011 media sponsor for Indiana Companies To Watch presented by the Edward Lowe Foundation, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana Small Business Development Center Network and Purdue University. Diversified Marketing Strategies Crown Point Advertising, Public Relations,
